TechCrunch
DECEMBER 16, 2020
“And when I say anywhere, I mean like the tip of Alaska. “The rural use case is easy to get,” said Miller, noting the difficulty and delays of delivering to rural communities in Alaska. Why do you need to land at all? “We should be able to do one-day deliveries anywhere in the world,” he told TechCrunch.
Tech Soup
NOVEMBER 15, 2013
A short time after she took over a small troubled computer refurbishment nonprofit - hurricane Katrina hit. In August of 2005, she had barely begun getting things in order when Hurricanes Katrina and Rita struck. They came from Alaska, from ad agencies on Madison Avenue, from everywhere. It was not an easy road for Nancy.
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Fast Company Tech
MARCH 4, 2025
The boreal forests of Canada, Alaska, and Russia will be especially vulnerable. Flooding from extreme storms like hurricanes will also become more frequent. Fires and Disease By 2100, the number of extreme fires could increase 50% globally. will become more common. Today’s extreme event becomes tomorrow’s normal event.
TechCrunch
APRIL 9, 2021
Companies like Coral Vita have powered through repeated disasters (in their case hurricanes and of course the pandemic) to raise money and move towards scaling up. Having a prototype and taking on a big problem or market is a great start but it’s also where a lot of startups wash out. In the Accelerator over the Sea.
Fast Company Tech
MARCH 5, 2025
In Miami, multiple hurricane researchers were let go. In Alaska, a member of the 24/7 National Tsunami Warning Center lost her job. Because the cuts were tied to federal employees with probationary status, the impact was haphazard and largely without regard to their specific job functions.
Fast Company Tech
MARCH 6, 2025
Recovery efforts for three victims of a large avalanche near Anchorage , Alaska, were ongoing Thursday, two days after the accident in mountains where forecasters had warned it would be easy to trigger a slide that day because of a weak layer in the deep snow. NOAA has about 13,000 employees.
Fast Company Tech
MARCH 3, 2025
When Hurricane Katrina roared through two decades ago, it wiped out 200,000 trees across the city, including many in Johnson’s neighborhood and several in his own yard. The city has struggled ever since to restore its tree canopy. They were going to benefit every member of the community, he said.
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